iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
487 hedge funds and large institutions have $11.5B invested in iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 105 funds opening new positions, 154 increasing their positions, 190 reducing their positions, and 66 closing their positions.
59% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 105 | Existing positions closed: 66
21% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 43 → 52 (+9)
21% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $9.57B → $11.5B (+$1.97B)
8.06% more ownership
Funds ownership: 69.16% → 77.22% (+8.1%)
8% more funds holding
Funds holding: 453 → 487 (+34)
19% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 154 | Existing positions reduced: 190
29% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $4.1B | Put options by funds: $5.75B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$586M |
| 2 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$465M |
| 3 |
HIM
Hanlon Investment Management
Egg Harbor Township,
New Jersey
|
+$215M |
| 4 |
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$196M |
| 5 |
Franklin Resources
San Mateo,
California
|
+$178M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$126M |
| 2 |
VOYA Investment Management
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$115M |
| 3 |
BA
BlackRock Advisors
Wilmington,
Delaware
|
-$103M |
| 4 |
WI
WBI Investments
Red Bank,
New Jersey
|
-$102M |
| 5 |
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
San Francisco,
California
|
-$87.7M |
HYG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review
487 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $11.5B — up 21% from $9.57B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 105 funds opened new HYG positions and 66 closed out — a net gain of 39 holders — while 154 added to existing stakes and 190 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $586M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $126M.
- 487 institutional investors held iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) as of Q4 2015, up from 453 in Q3 2015.
- Funds reported $11.5B of iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF stock for Q4 2015, up 21% quarter-over-quarter.
- 105 funds opened new iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 66 closed out, a net change of +39 holders.
- The largest iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF buyer in Q4 2015 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $586M added.
- The largest iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF seller in Q4 2015 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $126M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.